How is "Hlaalu" pronounced? : III

» Mon May 07, 2012 10:43 am

Topic.

» Sun May 06, 2012 11:39 pm

Lay-loo

» Mon May 07, 2012 2:46 pm

Hlah-Lew.

The H is almost silent. Almost.

» Mon May 07, 2012 4:05 am

Yeah I've always pronounced it like Velorien. Lay-loo is surely not right? : P

» Mon May 07, 2012 12:22 am

I think Velorian is closest to the most common pronunciation.

Morrowind was released during my first year of college Latin, and I had an annoying habit of pronouncing it hLay-loo (soft h, hard syllabic break with the L to the diphthong, with a misinterpret on the aa as an ae). Yeah, fascinating bit of personally history right there for ya! :hehe:

» Mon May 07, 2012 11:22 am

Hlah-Lew.

The H is almost silent. Almost.

That's how Falanu Hlaalu, the Alchemist in Skingrad in Oblivion pronounces it.
Almost silent, but definitely there.

» Mon May 07, 2012 3:31 am

hlay lew

» Mon May 07, 2012 12:20 am

You can check it yourself using the sound files in the CS (there are some extra greetings in Tribunal for members of the Great Houses and other factions). Most people pronounce it "laa-loo", but you can sometimes hear the 'h' sound at the beginning as well.

» Mon May 07, 2012 12:26 am

The 'h' is aupposed to be almost silent and short. I think it's supposed to sound almost like you're getting ready to spit.
I think you should also take time to drag the 'a' sound out for a little longer. Not too long though, not even a full second longer.

» Mon May 07, 2012 8:53 am

always pronounced it h-la-a-loo. with a definite h sound and an additional a sound, I don't think i could switch to law-loo at this point.

» Mon May 07, 2012 10:33 am

In Oblivion there's that weird necrophiliac from Morrowind who claims she is from house Hlaalu. I seem to remember her pronouncing it "Hla-Loo". Unfortunately no one put up a video of that on youtube.

Edit: Aquan.

» Sun May 06, 2012 11:02 pm

Hlah-Lew.

The H is almost silent. Almost.

This is how.

» Mon May 07, 2012 6:08 am

Lah-luuhh

» Sun May 06, 2012 11:56 pm

hah-laa-loo

» Mon May 07, 2012 12:10 am

hah-laa-loo

That's how I used to pronounce it, always felt silly after.

» Mon May 07, 2012 5:30 am

Yeah I've always pronounced it like Velorien.

How do you get Velorion from Hlaalu

» Mon May 07, 2012 10:25 am

The Dunmer in Skingrad pronounces it

'Ha-la-loo'

Until that poit i always called it 'hell-la-low'

» Mon May 07, 2012 2:31 pm

In other words, there are many pronunciations. And this is realistic. There should be regional and class-based accents in Tamriel. Here in the United States we have more ways to pronounce words than you can shake a stick at. Some of us can't understand what the others are saying sometimes.

» Mon May 07, 2012 2:42 pm

I used to say it h-la-a-loo

Now I say Hay-Lew,

I dont prononce the first L.

» Mon May 07, 2012 6:57 am

While we are on the topic:

How about Hla Oad?

Tee-Hee! :twirl:

» Mon May 07, 2012 4:07 am

Actually, if you go to the Alchemist in Skingrad (Oblivion) Falanu Hlaalu will actually pronounce it for you. Hla-loo is correct. Confirmed.

» Mon May 07, 2012 11:34 am

While we are on the topic:

How about Hla Oad?

Tee-Hee! :twirl:

H-law Oh-add is how I've always pronounced that, I went there often as I lived on the vampire boat just southwest of there. ^_^

» Mon May 07, 2012 2:49 pm

Would anyone make and post a recording of yourself pronouncing http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Addadshashanammu?

» Mon May 07, 2012 5:15 am

Ha-Laa-Luu

» Mon May 07, 2012 9:19 am

Would anyone make and post a recording of yourself pronouncing http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Addadshashanammu?

Adad-shasha-nom-oo. Bingo.